Leadership Training Activity

CONTENTS
List of Handouts and Job Aids .............................................................. vii
Foreword ............................................................................................. ix
Preface ............................................................................................... xiii
How to Get the Most Out of This Book .............................................. xvii
About the Authors.............................................................................. xix
Acknowledgments to the Contributors ............................................... xxi
Lay the Groundwork, Energize
Participants, and Then Close ............................ 1
1 Get Them Ready!
Pre-Workshop Meeting to Select and Prepare Your
Participants in Advance ................................................................ 3
2 Get the Idea?
Form IDEA Teams ......................................................................... 7
3 Leadership Shield ........................................................................ 11
4 Make It Rhyme with “Leader” .................................................... 17
5 Meet My Leader—An Orange? ................................................... 21
6 Tell a Story and Make Your Point! ................................................ 25
7 Take Time to “Journal” ................................................................ 31
8 The Leadership Puzzle ................................................................. 35
9 The Exhibit Hall ........................................................................... 39
10 Walk and Talk .............................................................................. 43
11 The Koosh Ball Review Game....................................................... 47
12 I Learned a Lot! ........................................................................... 51
13 Word Scramble Closure Game..................................................... 55
14 Dear Diary . . . ............................................................................ 59
15 Let’s Meet Soon!
Forming Professional Resource Groups ........................................ 65
16 Saying Goodbye.......................................................................... 71
To Thine Own Self Be True ................................................. 77
17 Organizational Leadership Assessment .......................................................... 79
18 The Leadership Challenge
The Kouzes-Posner Leadership Model............................................................. 93
19 Sort Out Manager-vs.-Leader Competencies ................................................ 101
20 Lead Them on an Adventure! ....................................................................... 107
21 Trust
The Glue of Leadership................................................................................. 111
22 A Metaphor for Personal Change
From Caterpillars to Butterflies ..................................................................... 115
23 Values
The Foundation of Ethics.............................................................................. 123
24 Just Do the Right Thing!
How to Make Ethical Decisions..................................................................... 127
25 I Want Some Power!
Types of Power ............................................................................................ 133
26 You Be the Judge! ........................................................................................ 141
27 Remember This!
A Power Card Affirmation............................................................................. 149
28 Balance Balls and Balance Life....................................................................... 153
29 The Talisman
A Symbol for Balance ................................................................................... 159
30 Grow Like a Garden
A Metaphor.................................................................................................. 163
31 Making Connections
Networking.................................................................................................. 167
Set an Example ........................................................................ 173
32 Flex Your Style ............................................................................................. 175
33 Claim Conflict .............................................................................................. 181
34 Walk in Another’s Shoes
A Diversity Exercise....................................................................................... 187
35 Where Were You When?
A Timeline ................................................................................................... 191
36 You + Me = A Team ..................................................................................... 195
37 Toot Your Own Horn!
Sell Yourself and Your Ideas .......................................................................... 199
38 Presenting with Pizzazz! ............................................................................... 207
39 Can We Talk About This?
The Leader as Negotiator ............................................................................. 217
40 The Agenda
A Leader’s Guide to a Great Meeting ............................................................ 227
41 Energize! ...................................................................................................... 235
Bring Out Their Best! ............................................................ 239
42 Listen Up!
The Leader as Coach .................................................................................... 241
43 Pass It On!
The Leader as Teacher ................................................................................. 251
44 Dare to Take Risks......................................................................................... 255
45 Successful Leaders Have Mentors.................................................................. 265
46 Searching for Creativity ............................................................................... 277
47 The Alphabet Poem
Practice Your Creativity................................................................................. 287
48 Leadership Stations
Your Final Journey ........................................................................................ 291
49 Keep the Flame Burning
Recognizing Others...................................................................................... 297
50 Add Heart to Your Workplace
Celebrations ................................................................................................ 305
APPENDIX Glossary of Training Methods ............................................................... 310
INDEX .................................................................................................................. 311

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